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Aron Wright - July 14, 2023
Cruzeiro vs Coritiba Predictions and Free Betting Tips from expert tipsters when they go head-to-head in Brazil Serie A on Sunday, 16 July 2023.
Coritiba are one of the weakest teams in the league, and are placed 18th in a table of 20. They managed to register just two wins in total all through the campaign, and both victories came against teams currently placed 17th or below in the table.
Meanwhile, Cruzeiro are on a comparatively much more consistent run. They did have their share of issues regarding their results at home. But they hope to make good use of this opportunity. A convincing win this Sunday will possibly help them to climb into the top-eight of the standings even.
The latest encounter ended in a 0-3 win for Cruzeiro. They also remained unbeaten in three of the past four clashes, and kept clean sheets in these three meetings.
They also have an unbeaten record that stretches back to 2004 at home, and they scored two or more goals in four of their past five meetings here as well.
Such has been the worrying state of Coritiba, that not only do they have two wins in total this whole league campaign – but these two wins also happen to be their only ones in the past five months. And note that these two victories came against teams currently placed 17th or below in the table as well.
On the other hand, Cruzeiro won their latest game at home. They are also unbeaten in their past three overall fixtures.
By the looks of things, a win is expected for Cruzeiro this Sunday.
Cruzeiro have a terrific h2h record against this rival over the years. In fact, they are unbeaten at home in such clashes since 2004, and they also scored two or more goals in four of the past five meetings here.
Moreover, they kept clean sheets in three of the former four overall h2h encounters as well.
Going on, Coritiba have just two wins in total all through the league season, and to be precise, these are their only wins in the past five months as well.
A win for hosts Cruzeiro would be a neat pick at 1.67 odd.
